Will Donald Trump Make America Great or Unsafe for Jews?

Donald Trump’s landslide victory turned out to be more of an earthquake victory. Few expected him to win and even fewer expected him to flip so many states. The morning after, the world was in shock and anti-Trump protests started to get organized all over the United States and across the globe. Then came his inauguration with “pomp and circumstance,” protest and violence. The 45th US President is without a doubt the most criticized, denigrated and even hated in US history, and he hasn’t even been in office for a full month.

Over the last decade, America has become an extremely polarized country racially and politically. But after the shock of Mr. Trump’s victory, what upset his opponents even more, was the fact that he started to implement policies and sign executive orders to fulfill many of his campaign promises. What a novel idea! A politician who makes campaign promises to gain votes, gets elected, and then keeps his promises, how dare you Mr. Trump? But then again, he is NOT a politician, he is a business man, and maybe, just maybe, this is what America needs right now!

Along with Donald Trump’s victory came support from a variety of groups that carry a very negative reputation such as Neo-Nazi and Alt-Right groups. Mr. Trump never endorsed any of these fringe elements but his opponents made the connection for him, and before you knew it…Trump was the new Hitler. If I have to explain to anyone why Trump IS NOT even close to be like Hitler, they probably don’t deserve to be told. Trump isn’t a violent dictator, he isn’t a sociopath, he has no intention of disarming America and he isn’t obsessed with destroying all those who do not fit his ideal racial profile like homosexuals, handicapped people, Jehovah’s Witnesses and of course 6,000,000 Jews. Hitler was all that. Hitler was pure evil. Comparing Trump to Hitler isn’t demonizing Trump as much as it is exonerating Hitler for his actions.

As much as some would like to paint Trump as a Neo-Nazi, Fascist or Hitler like ruler, he will turn out to be the exact opposite of that. The fact that some people attracted to those extreme views are aligning themselves with Donald Trump doesn’t put him in that camp. Trump is the friend of Israel that America hasn’t seen in many presidents.

But American Jews might be finding themselves at a crossroads. Their own support of Israel has been dwindling down in favor of an “anti-racist” agenda of social justice dangerously leaning to the left. That very agenda is what promotes the Palestinian narrative through pseudo “pro-Jewish” organizations like J-Street. It is also what sustains movements like BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) and Campus Intifadas. That political and racial polarization of America is what makes our country unsafe for Jews and for other minorities as well. American Jews are blinded by their attraction to liberalism, to the point of endangering their own communities. So when they see Donald Trump praising Netanyahu and vowing strong support for Israel, instead of appreciating the camaraderie and alliance between the two countries, they complain about hurtful Right-Wing policies.

Trump is not making America unsafe for Jews. I believe that his desire is to restore America, so it is safe for all Americans AND legal immigrants alike, Jews and non-Jews. I am Jewish and a legal immigrant who came to America in 1985, and I feel safe here. When I arrived under Ronald Reagan, America was great. Trump might end-up being the best president this country has had since Reagan. God knows we need one!

I don’t care if you voted for him or not. He is in office and for the next four years he is our president. He is my president. Can we PLEASE give the man a chance?

After all the talk of “CHANGE” for 8 years, some people seem afraid of it maybe happening. Anyone or group can say they endorse something, but that doesn’t make it a mutual arrangement. Time is the only thing that will show the results. President Trump is in office, and now we’ll see…

The “he’s the new Hitler” comments make my blood boil for the very reasons you stated. If you make that statement, I’m most likely to suggest you go back & learn some better history. If that doesn’t work, I just will leave you in your ignorance. The task is too great for me!

God raises the leaders and directs their hearts. Thank you, Oliver, for your excellent work for
the Kingdom!
May we keep our eyes on our Sovereign Lord and pray for our leaders and the peace
of Jerusalem.

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[…] FEBRUARY: Will Donald Trump Make America Great or Unsafe for Jews? Along with Donald Trump’s victory came support from a variety of groups that carry a very negative reputation such as Neo-Nazi and Alt-Right groups. Mr. Trump never endorsed any of these fringe elements but his opponents made the connection for him, and before you knew it…Trump was the new Hitler. If I have to explain to anyone why Trump IS NOT even close to being like Hitler, they probably don’t deserve to be told. Trump isn’t a violent dictator, he isn’t a sociopath, he has no intention of disarming America and he isn’t obsessed with destroying all those who do not fit his ideal racial profile like homosexuals, handicapped people, Jehovah’s Witnesses and of course 6,000,000 Jews. Hitler was all that. Hitler was pure evil. Comparing Trump to Hitler isn’t demonizing Trump as much as it is exonerating Hitler for his actions. […]